var tag examples

Use the var tag to indicate variables in items. On most browsers, variables are rendered in an italic or oblique font style.

Use:

To render the appropriate Greek letter, apply the var tag to these characters. Use an initial capital letter for uppercase.

  alpha or Alpha kappa psi or Psi
  beta or Beta lambda or Lambda rho
  delta or Delta Mu sigma or Sigma
  epsilon phi or Phi tau
  gamma or Gamma pi or Pi theta or Theta

 

 

See also:

Random variable overview

Defining random variables

Formatting variables